Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.
We are looking for a future Production Planning Leads, to join us in the future, at the home of Cadbury's in Bournville.
The supply team are key to the success of Bournville manufacturing. They manage all inbound materials and ingredients and create production schedules that enable our plant to succeed. Excellent materials management, the ability to react to critical issues, make decisions and think on their feet means that our team are able to deliver excellent customer service to our section leads and Business Unit teams.
We are constantly reacting to changes both in the wider business and with improvements to the performance of our production lines. This means that no two days are the same. This role requires someone who is prepared to grow and evolve with it.
Reporting to the Bournville Supply Manager, you will be responsible for a significant portfolio of materials, semi-finished and finished goods. You will need to be a strong, supportive people manager who can lead as well as develop your direct line reports. You will adhere to the weekly planning cycle to ensure excellent material availability whilst working through any supply challenges you have in your area.
How you will contribute
You will:
- Finished Goods Scheduling - Owning the APO planning means creating a 3 week plan for various production lines, taking into account production cycles, capacity constraints and material availability adhering to the defined weekly cycle.
- Deliver 95% CTS - Work closely with Supply planning Hub to ensure your plans meet business need in an efficient way that creates high performing lines. Challenge where system rates differ from achieved rates in order to create a plan that is robust, accurate and in line with our CTS target.
- Team development - Working closely with the supply manager and E&T teams, qualify all team members to an excellent level. Identify and train system owners for each critical task to enable continued growth for years to come.
- Materials management & housekeeping - Using Best practice MRP processes in SAP KPA, manage the ordering of packaging/SFGs for tablets lines in line with our requirements, taking into account safety stock levels, lead-time and contract availability. Work closely with suppliers to ensure all stocks are available 48hrs in advance of requirements. Expedite all overdue orders to understand whether they pose a supply risk. Adjust delivery due dates in line with supplier confirmation. Review and manage all supply tools & reports to ensure strong material availability. Ensure adequate contract coverage for your items for the 3 week window. Escalate quickly any potential risks to supply.
- IL6S integration - Support the integration and journey of the IL6S agenda by working collaboratively with line leads, section leads and process engineers. Take ownership of core KPIs that feed into DMS meetings. Implement a new way of working with all teams so that each stakeholder is accountable for managing their data, uploading to a central database, analyse the results and report back on individual KPIs.
- Logistics collaboration - Lead the weekly meeting with the Logistics team to monitor deliveries, address any capacity constraints in the stores and close down any open POs. Escalate to Supplier/ Procurement/ Hub in a timely manner where deliveries do not arrive as expected.
- Deputise for Supply Manager by attending supply meetings, completing usual tasks during times of holiday or absence
- Line management - Coach and develop your direct reports to upskill and grow the individuals.
- Attend/ input into monthly MSR meetings for your section to ensure a strong understanding of business need. Communicate this information to your section teams to help drive the right key decisions around production
- Lead the delivery agenda in daily meetings with Section teams. Report on line performance, supply risks & CTS to ensure full alignment on material supply and planning constraints. Attend daily DMS meetings with your section, regularly visit your lines to understand processes and understand drivers of under-production affecting your lines. Perform root-cause analysis for continuous improvement of the plan.
- Invoice management - manage any blocked invoices relating to your materials. Investigate root cause and ensure payment can be made within payment terms by working with planning analyst, stores team and suppliers.
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:
- Strong operational & supply chain experience in FMCG/CPG industry.
- Experience within Production Planning
- Experience with SAP systems
- Strong financial & business acumen, project management skills
- Knowledge of Material & Production planning & inventory control, Warehouse, Material movement.
- Excellent communication (verbal & written), coaching, and leadership skills in a team-based environment.
- Demonstrated abilities in analytics, problem solving and team building
More about this role
Work schedule: 100%
The responsibilities of this position are performed within the framework of a regional business model that is defined and managed by Mondelēz Europe GmbH, Switzerland.
Business Unit Summary
Mondelēz International, Inc. empowers people to snack right in over 150 countries around the world. We are leading the future of snacking with mouth-watering iconic brands such as Oreo , belVita , LU and Ritz biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk , Green & Blacks , Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Philadelphia and Dairylea cheese; and Maynards Bassetts , Trebor and Trident gums. Our more than 80,000 colleagues around the world are key to the success of our business. Great people and great brands. That's who we are. Join us on our journey to continue leading the future of snacking around the world by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way.
Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Job Type
Regular
Manufacturing support
Manufacturing